M23
Thousands of Ordinary People Are Dropping Everything to Fight a Brutal Militia
Members of the M23 militia have the regional capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo surrounded. Now, 3,000 young people have volunteered to fight them.
Violent Rebels Are Taking Swathes of the Congo
The feared M23 group is active again, displacing thousands of people and stoking fears that fresh violence could engulf the country.
Congo Accuses Rwandan Army of Crossing Border and Injuring Soldier
Rwandan authorities immediately denied the allegation, while the country's deputy representative to the UN described the charge as "baloney" on Twitter.
Former Rebels in the Congo Are Getting Tired of Waiting for Peace
They've been held in government camps for two months; now they're getting antsy.
Unrest in Congo Is Spreading to the Rwandan Border
Goma, a Congolese city bordering Rwanda, is the flashpoint at the heart of the conflict ravaging eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. With the help of a UN fighting force, the Congolese army drove rebels from Goma, but questions remain as to how...
A Chat with the Executive Secretary of Congo's Rampant M23 Rebels
For 20-odd years, the eastern regions of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have played host to a terribly complicated and bloody conflict. The latest chapter in that history has seen the rise of the M23 rebellion; a mutiny of former rebels who are so...
Bush League Rebels
On my first day embedded with the UN stabilization force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I visited a camp in the city of Goma set up to house rebel combatants who had recently surrendered. The facility was split along ethnic and administrative...
North Kivu Is In a Constant State of Emergency
Civilians are getting pushed out of their homes, being raped and catching diseases.
The M23 Advance Throughout the Congo as Innocents Run for Their Lives
A steady escalation of violence has become the norm, destabilizing the region and resulting in the deaths of millions and leaving millions more without shelter, food, and family.